Colgate-Palmolive recently joined a new group that aims to create an industry-wide environmental impact assessment and scoring system for cosmetics products.
Supply Chain
From mercury fillings to artificial intelligence-assisted toothbrushes, here are five dental supply chain updates from the past 13 days:
Dental supply company Envista is under fire for continuing to manufacture mercury fillings.
Dental software and clear aligner company uLab recently completed a $20 million convertible note financing round with venture capital firm CareCapital, uLab said in a March 3 press release.
Several dental companies saw increases in their quarterly and annual financials during the fourth quarter of 2021, while one saw decreases in multiple categories.
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Henry Schein One has expanded its dental analytics platform Jarvis Analytics' services to help private practices grow.
South Jordan, Utah-based dental manufacturing company Ultradent Products plans to donate 10 percent of its U.S. sales on March 3 to USA for UNHCR, the U.S. branch of the United Nations' refugee agency, to help refugees in Ukraine.
Zimmer Biomet Holdings has completed the separation of its dental and spine businesses to create ZimVie.
Oral-B has launched an electric toothbrush that uses artificial intelligence to guide users.
Dental supplier Dentsply Sirona has partnered with the FDI World Dental Federation and oral health nonprofit Smile Train to develop digital resources to support patients with clefts.